South-east Asia

Deutsche Bank names Robert Huray South-east Asia investment banking head

The changes come at a time as Hong Kong and China now drive most dealmaking and revenue for global banks operating in Asia

Rice remains the centrepiece and a volatile variable of the Philippine-Vietnam relationship, as Manila relies heavily on Hanoi to ensure its national food security. 

Philippines-Vietnam US$10 billion trade push risks running into rice politics

Manila’s rice import curbs, tariff uncertainty and a standing trade imbalance are testing commercial ties

Ang Kiam Meng, group CEO and executive chairman of Jumbo Group, says the move to a bigger headquarters is necessary to future-proof the business.
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With new S$10 million HQ, Jumbo Group looks to Shanghai-focused China strategy, premium dining for growth

Group CEO Ang Kiam Meng is confident that the group’s bottom line will improve in FY2027 as its investments begin to bear fruit

Mandatory frameworks range from existing data protection laws to new AI regulations, as well as industry-specific rules that you should already be familiar with.

AI rules in South-east Asia: risks, fines and everything else you need to know

Making the effort to know the difference between what is voluntary and mandatory is key for any CTO or product lead

Emperador, which owns brands such as The Dalmore, thinks changing consumer preferences could represent an opportunity for it to enter the mezcal market.

World’s biggest brandy maker and Dalmore owner sees an opportunity to expand into agave-based spirits

Philippines-based Emperador thinks consumer preferences for tequila and mezcal are changing

US-China rivalry leaves South-east Asian countries potentially caught in between, said Vietnamese President To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue on May 29.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

In an unstable world of crises, solutions must come from Apac, says Vietnam’s To Lam

This comes as the region has become an arena for the strategic rivalry between the US and China

Nuclear power “is very much back in the conversation” in Asia, say industry observers.

As India and China surge ahead with nuclear energy, all eyes on Asean’s next move

The war in the Middle East beefs up the case for nuclear energy to underpin energy security

Fishermen are struggling as a protracted Hormuz blockade  leaves the region desperately short of fuel and pushes up costs for everything from transport to refrigeration.

South-east Asia’s fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs

Rising energy prices are deepening anxiety for those whose livelihoods are tied to the ocean

Grab's co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan is BT's Singapore Business Awards' Businessman of the Year for 2026.

Grab hitches a ride on the AI wave as CEO Anthony Tan steers company into next phase of growth

The South-east Asian superapp has long invested in technology, believing it to be essential for growth

Besides getting better, the cost of AI is falling dramatically, the writer notes.
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The AI work that will compound for Asean

Five ways South-east Asia could pull together to achieve more with the technology